Another community faces water issues. This time on the Northshore. Concerns are growing after water color problems appeared in Arabi.

Another community faces water issues. This time on the Northshore. Concerns are growing after water color problems appeared in Arabi.

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Updated: 6:26 PM CDT Sep 16, 2014

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WEBVTT NIGHT WE SHOWED YOUPROBLEMS IN ARABI..IN ST BERNARDPARISH...TONIGHT.. UNRELATED PROBLEMSHAVE PEOPLE IN THEWEST ST. TAMMANY SAVANNAH TRACESUBDIVISIONUNDER A PRECAUTIONARY BOILORDER. SOME RESIDENTSARE UNDERSTANDABLY UPSET.. ANDAS NORTH SHOREREPORTER HEATH ALLEN SHOWS UP..THE PARISH IS MOVING TO DEALWITH THE ISSUE.Earlier in the day yesterdaythis water was a charcoal grey.WHEN THE 90 OR SO RESIDENTS OFSAVANNAH TRACE RESIDENTS BEGANSEEING DISCOLORED WATER RUNNINGFROM THEIR TAPS..THEY WERE UNDERSTANDABLYCONCERNED.. CERTAINLY WITHALL THE RECENT WATER QUALITYISSUES ACROSS THIS AREA. APROBLEM WITH A PARISH WATERSTORAGE TANK OCCURREDSUNDAY NIGHT.. AND THAT'S WHENTHE WATER CHANGED COLOR.We didn't get a warning letterfor a boil advisory until threeo'clock this afternoon. Sowhoever bathed in thiswater, whoever drank this waterwhile it was being cooked, lastnight of this morning, we don'tknow whatthey got. We fliered theneighborhood door to door. Wedid a reverse 911 on the areaand sent them a message to letthem know what was going on.A PRECAUTIONARY BOIL ORDER ISNOW IN EFFECTFOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.. WHILE THENECESSARY WORKTO REPAIRS THINGS IS FINISHED.ST. TAMMANY PARISHMAINTAINS EVERY EFFORT IS BEINGTAKEN TO KEEP RESIDENTSUPDATED ON THE PROBLEM. We'regoing to open and up front aboutthis a possible.We want the customers to behappy, and we'll fix whateverneeds fixing in the next coupleof days.AGAIN THERE IS A PRECAUTIONARYBOIL ORDER IN EFFECT. THEWATER QUALITY ACCORDING TO THEPARISH REMAINS FARFROM ACCEPTABLE WITH AN ELEVATEDLEVEL OFMINERALS AND SEDIMENT. RESIDENTSHERE REMAINAPPREHENSIVE. We got a lot ofchildren in this neighborhood.We got alot of elderly people. I got an83 year old, my wife's mother isliving with us. They're afraidto drinkeverything. AS WORK PROGRESSESON THE REPAIRS.. WATER COULD BESHUT OFF FOR AN EXTENDED PERIODOF TIME.. AND FOR NOW THEPRECAUTIONARY BOIL ORDER REMAINSIN PLACE. ON YOUR SIDE ON THENORTH SHORE, HEATH ALLEN WDSUNEWS.ST. TAMMANY PARISH CREWS WILLBEGIN EXPLORATORYWORK TOMORROW.. TO GAUGE THEEXTENT OF THEPROBLEM AND DETERMINE WHAT NEEDSTO BE DONE TO GET THESYSTEM BACK ON LINE.

Northshore community concerned over water quality

Another community faces water issues. This time on the Northshore. Concerns are growing after water color problems appeared in Arabi.